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| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | January 1, 2026 | NBC Local | Teen robbery suspect killed in shootout following marketplace sale in Cicero | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/teen-robbery-suspect-killed-in-shootout-following-marketplace-sale-in-cicero/3870206/ | A teenage suspect who attempted to rob another teen was killed during a shootout that also wounded a second person, Cicero officials said. The shooting was reported at approximately 3:20 p.m. along South 58th Avenue near 13th Street. Authorities said two teens met for a marketplace sale, but a transaction … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | January 1, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | First babies of the new year born in Chicago: ‘We’re very, very happy and proud to be his parents’ | https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/01/01/new-years-day-babies-chicago | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][39] * [ Facebook ][40] * [ Bluesky ][41] * [ Email ][42] * [ Reddit ][43] * [ Flipboard ][44] Brandon Alexander Whittington was originally due on Christmas Day. But instead, he arrived at 12:06 a.m. at Mount Sinai … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | January 1, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | For Bears' rookies, 'whenever our name’s called, age doesn’t matter' | https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2026/01/01/bears-rookies-kyle-monangai-colston-loveland-luther-burden-ozzy-trapilo-when-name-called-age-does-not-matter-ben-johnson-nfl | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][29] * [ Facebook ][30] * [ Bluesky ][31] * [ Email ][32] * [ Reddit ][33] * [ Flipboard ][34] [ Bears ][35] tight end Colston Loveland can’t pinpoint the exact day, but he figures it was sometime in … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | January 1, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Bears DC Dennis Allen vows to learn lessons after giving up 6 TDs to 49ers | https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2026/01/01/bears-dennis-allen-defense-49ers-tremaine-edmunds-tj-edwards-defense-vow-learn-lessons-lions | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][19] * [ Facebook ][20] * [ Bluesky ][21] * [ Email ][22] * [ Reddit ][23] * [ Flipboard ][24] Four days after [ giving up six touchdowns ][25] , defensive coordinator Dennis Allen said he wasn’t interested in … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | January 1, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Bears QB Caleb Williams' long-awaited breakthrough might be happening right now — at the ideal time | https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2026/01/01/bears-qb-caleb-williams-long-awaited-breakthrough-might-be-happening-right-now-at-the-ideal-time | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][9] * [ Facebook ][10] * [ Bluesky ][11] * [ Email ][12] * [ Reddit ][13] * [ Flipboard ][14] The breakthrough everyone has been waiting for from [ Bears ][15] quarterback Caleb Williams might be happening. This is … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | January 1, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Teen killed, man wounded in exchange of shots in Cicero | https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/01/01/teen-killed-man-wounded-in-exchange-of-shots-in-cicero | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] A 16-year-old boy was killed and a man wounded in an exchange of gunfire after police say the teen … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | January 1, 2026 | Chicago Reporter | Looking for Mental Health Care Without Private Insurance? Here’s Where to Go | https://www.chicagoreporter.com/looking-for-mental-health-care-without-private-insurance-heres-where-to-go/ | Community [ mental health services ][1] are widely known in Chicago, but access becomes far less clear outside city limits—particularly for people without private, employer-sponsored insurance. While a network of nonprofit providers offers low-cost or free care, [ availability varies sharply by geography ][2] , funding, and transportation. In Chicago, … |
| View Article | 6 p.m. | January 1, 2026 | CBS Local | Cook County hospitals brace for influx of uninsured patients with Affordable Care Act subsidies expiring | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/cook-county-hospitals-uninsured-patients-affordable-care-act-subsidies/ | Rising premiums and expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies are pricing some people out of healthcare coverage. That comes as Illinois replaces healthcare.gov with [ Get Covered Illinois ][6] as the state's health insurance marketplace. Cook County authorities said they're bracing for what they call a health care crisis. Just hours … |
| View Article | 6 p.m. | January 1, 2026 | CBS Local | Local Leaf, specializing in hydroponic microgreens, set to open this month in North Shore | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/local-leaf-hydroponic-microgreens-north-shore/ | It's the turn of the new year and a time when many people resolve to be healthier. A new kind of business in the North Shore is keeping that at heart, designed to connect people with their food, coming from a farm, in an unlikely place. There's a farm in … |
| View Article | 6 p.m. | January 1, 2026 | CBS Local | Chicago area hospitals welcome first babies of 2026 | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-area-hospitals-welcome-first-babies-of-2026/ | New Year's celebrations aren't always filled with champagne corks popping and crowds counting down. For some families, their new year brought heartbeat monitors and a baby's first cry. Born 5 pounds, 9 ounces, with enviable eyelashes, newborn Hazel came into this world on her own timeline at UChicago Medicine AdventHealth … |
| View Article | 6 p.m. | January 1, 2026 | CBS Local | Car crashes into Beverly Phono Mart record store on New Year's Day | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/beverly-phono-mart-record-store-car-crash-103rd-street/ | A record store in the Beverly neighborhood started off 2026 by cleaning up their shop, after a car crashed into the building early Thursday morning. Beverly Phono Mart was left trying to figure out when they can reopen after the crash, but the owners were optimistic in spite of it … |
| View Article | 6 p.m. | January 1, 2026 | ABC Local | Chicago residents see price increases in 2026, including utility rates, grocery bags, tolls | https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-residents-see-price-increases-2026-including-utility-rates-grocery-bags-rideshares-alcohol-tolls-insurance/18339537/ | CHICAGO (WLS) -- The new year is bringing higher costs. Some taxes are going up, along with utility rates. ### [ ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch ][8] "Utilities are a necessity. We all need to keep the lights on. We all need to keep our … |
| View Article | 6 p.m. | January 1, 2026 | ABC Local | Health subsidies expire, launching millions of Americans into 2026 with steep insurance hikes | https://abc7ny.com/post/health-subsidies-expire-launching-millions-americans-2026-steep-insurance-hikes/18339659/ | Enhanced tax credits that have helped reduce the cost of health insurance for the vast majority of Affordable Care Act enrollees expired overnight, cementing higher health costs for millions of Americans at the start of the new year. Democrats forced a 43-day government shutdown over the issue. Moderate Republicans called … |
| View Article | 6 p.m. | January 1, 2026 | ABC Local | Teacher, volunteer basketball coach injured in S. Side shooting works with youth to prevent violence | https://abc7chicago.com/post/east-west-university-volunteer-basketball-coach-teacher-injured-auburn-gresham-shooting-st-sabina-church-speaks/18339729/ | CHICAGO (WLS) -- Gentry Hunt is an advanced biology teacher. He's also a volunteer basketball coach at East-West University. He had just left there and was arriving at St. Sabina's basketball gym in Auburn Gresham when he was shot in the shoulder, caught in the middle of an argument he … |
| View Article | 6 p.m. | January 1, 2026 | ABC Local | 2026 elections: What to know about major political races in Illinois this year | https://abc7chicago.com/post/2026-elections-what-know-illinois-governor-election-chicago-mayoral-midterm/18339645/ | CHICAGO (WLS) -- The New Year is shaping up to be very busy on the Illinois political scene with the primary in March and the midterms in November expected to revamp the congressional delegation. And then, there is the campaign for governor, along with the fall kickoff to the Chicago … |
| View Article | 6 p.m. | January 1, 2026 | ABC Local | Suburban fire chief featured on Rose Parade float to share cancer prevention message | https://abc7chicago.com/post/mchenry-township-fire-service-chief-featured-rose-parade-city-hope-float-colon-cancer-diagnosis/18339819/ | PASADENA, Calif. (WLS) -- There was a truly inspirational moment during the Rose Parade in Pasadena, California Thursday as a Chicago-area fire chief was featured on the City of Hope float. Rudy Horist is spreading his message of endurance and resolve in the face of adversity. ### [ ABC7 Chicago … |
| View Article | 4:01 p.m. | January 1, 2026 | NBC Local | Are trash and recycling collected on New Year's Day in the Chicago area? | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/are-trash-and-recycling-collected-on-new-years-day-in-the-chicago-area/3870188/ | You may want to be mindful of how much is tossed in the trash and recycle bins over the holidays as garbage and recycling collection services are delayed in many parts of the Chicago area on New Year's Day. Collection services run by Lakeshore Recycling Services, which covers much of … |
| View Article | 4:01 p.m. | January 1, 2026 | NBC Local | Meet the first babies born in 2026 in the Chicago area | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/meet-the-first-babies-born-in-2026-in-the-chicago-area/3870183/ | Several lucky Chicago area families now have more than just the new year to celebrate on January 1. Across the Chicago area, new parents welcomed both the new year and new additions to their family on Thursday. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. [ ![Watch button][60] WATCH … |
| View Article | 4:01 p.m. | January 1, 2026 | NBC Local | Hundreds of new laws take effect in Illinois: Gun storage, breaks for nursing moms and more | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/hundreds-of-new-laws-take-effect-in-illinois-gun-storage-breaks-for-nursing-moms-and-more/3870199/ | Illinois ushered in the new year with hundreds of new laws ranging from expanded employee protections to strengthened gun safety requirements, physician-assisted death and more. The laws brought changes to insurance coverage in the state, AI rules, missing persons cases and education, among many others. Stream NBC 5 for free, … |
| View Article | 4:01 p.m. | January 1, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Zohran Mamdani begins his term as NYC mayor with an historic swearing in | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/01/zohran-mamdani-sworn-in-as-nyc-mayor/ | NEW YORK — Zohran Mamdani became mayor of New York City on Thursday, taking over one of the most unrelenting jobs in American politics as one of the country’s most-watched politicians. Mamdani, a Democrat, was sworn in at a decommissioned subway station below City Hall just after midnight, placing his … |